TPD exam 1/ TPD exam 1/ WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
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The Fourth amendment - Ans To establish rights rela ng to arrests, searches and seizures of a
person
Seizure of a person - Ans A reasonable person would believe that he/she was not free to leave.
This can include the presence of mul ple officers or the display of a weapon by an officer
Probable Cause - Ans exists when the facts and circumstances within the officers knowledge
and of which he/she has reasonably trustworthy informa on to believe that an offense has
been or is being commi'ed by that person.
Three Types of police encounters - Ans Consensual, Inves ga ve and Arrests
Terry Stop - Ans Suspicion that criminal ac vity was being planned or was in the process of
being executed, but does not authorize to detain anyone on mere suspicion.
Disclosure of their name - Ans Person's detained in a public place must provide this
informa on when requested by law enforcement.
Plain Feel doctrine - Ans An officer may not search for objects other than weapons on a Terry
Stop and immediately apparent to the officer from its shape or feel the officer may not seize an
object that is unmistakably not a weapon
Exigent Circumstance - Ans To jus fy a warrant less non consensual entry into a private
dwelling and demand an immediate response
, Types of searches - Ans Full- bases on probable cause, Limited weapons- Frisk and safety, and
Inventory
Protec ve Sweep - Ans The area an officer may search, incident to lawful arrest of that person
is the area within the persons immediate control at the arrest loca on.
Plain View - Ans The incrimina ng nature of the item must be immediately apparent and the
office must have lawful right of access to the object
Consent Search - Ans The person giving consent has the authority to do so and no other
person with authority that is present, has refused.
City Council - Ans Twelve Members and 4 year Elected Terms
TPD department Structure - Ans Support, administra ve services, opera ons, and
inves ga on services
Organiza onal Components - Ans Department Head- Chief, Division- Deputy Chief Bureau-
Captain
Three - Ans The number of TPD divisions
Reasonable force - Ans Severity of the crime and whether the suspect is an immediate threat
to safety
Passive and Ac ve - Ans Types of Resistance
,Unreasonable Force - Ans Forceful handcuffing during the course of a seizure and absent
Exigent circumstances
Chemical/ Electrical Weapons - Ans On a suspect who is ac vely resis ng, it is unreasonable
when on a non-resis ng or passive suspect
Diminished Capacity - Ans Federal courts have ruled that the ____ of a suspect must be taken
into account when assessing the reasonableness of the amount of force exerted.
Imminent Threat - Ans Where the likelihood of a weapon being present, the capability of that
weapon and the proximity of the par es at risk.
Officer Liability - Ans Officer who is responding to an emergency call is governed by sovereign
immunity and is crucial for cruiser accidents if you are on an emergency call at the Time unless
opera ng in a willful or wanton manner.
Police Legi macy - Ans Exists when public views the police authorized to exercise power in
order to maintain social order
Public Trust - Ans Public willingness to defer to law and order to police authority
Filming Police - Ans One party Consents to the encounter and you are carrying our your du es
and their ac ons do not interfere.
Interpersonal - Ans Occurs between individuals
Individual - Ans Public expression of racism prejudice and hate made by ____
, Ins tu onal - Ans Race based discriminatory policies that are produced and perpetuated
Structural - Ans Collec ve way, history culture and Ins tu ons reinforce and perpetuate
Stereotypes - Ans Generaliza on about perceived type of social category
Biases - Ans We all have them
Implicit - Ans Preferences (posi ve or nega ve for a social category based on stereotypes) that
are outside our awareness
Explicit - Ans Conscious preference for a social category
Field Notes - Ans A general collec on of summaries concerning the memory aspects of the job
and brief nota ons
Types of Recorded Informa on - Ans Vic ms, witnesses, suspects involved, date and me of
offense, loca on and details of the offense or incident being reported
Bill of rights - Ans Protect individual freedoms and prevent government from interfering with
protected rights
Sentencing - Ans The Goal of ____ Punish the offender and in many cases rehabilitate the
offender and protect society
Tradi onal Media - Ans Sources include television, Radio, an print Sources, and social media
accounts they maintain
NEWEST UPDATED
The Fourth amendment - Ans To establish rights rela ng to arrests, searches and seizures of a
person
Seizure of a person - Ans A reasonable person would believe that he/she was not free to leave.
This can include the presence of mul ple officers or the display of a weapon by an officer
Probable Cause - Ans exists when the facts and circumstances within the officers knowledge
and of which he/she has reasonably trustworthy informa on to believe that an offense has
been or is being commi'ed by that person.
Three Types of police encounters - Ans Consensual, Inves ga ve and Arrests
Terry Stop - Ans Suspicion that criminal ac vity was being planned or was in the process of
being executed, but does not authorize to detain anyone on mere suspicion.
Disclosure of their name - Ans Person's detained in a public place must provide this
informa on when requested by law enforcement.
Plain Feel doctrine - Ans An officer may not search for objects other than weapons on a Terry
Stop and immediately apparent to the officer from its shape or feel the officer may not seize an
object that is unmistakably not a weapon
Exigent Circumstance - Ans To jus fy a warrant less non consensual entry into a private
dwelling and demand an immediate response
, Types of searches - Ans Full- bases on probable cause, Limited weapons- Frisk and safety, and
Inventory
Protec ve Sweep - Ans The area an officer may search, incident to lawful arrest of that person
is the area within the persons immediate control at the arrest loca on.
Plain View - Ans The incrimina ng nature of the item must be immediately apparent and the
office must have lawful right of access to the object
Consent Search - Ans The person giving consent has the authority to do so and no other
person with authority that is present, has refused.
City Council - Ans Twelve Members and 4 year Elected Terms
TPD department Structure - Ans Support, administra ve services, opera ons, and
inves ga on services
Organiza onal Components - Ans Department Head- Chief, Division- Deputy Chief Bureau-
Captain
Three - Ans The number of TPD divisions
Reasonable force - Ans Severity of the crime and whether the suspect is an immediate threat
to safety
Passive and Ac ve - Ans Types of Resistance
,Unreasonable Force - Ans Forceful handcuffing during the course of a seizure and absent
Exigent circumstances
Chemical/ Electrical Weapons - Ans On a suspect who is ac vely resis ng, it is unreasonable
when on a non-resis ng or passive suspect
Diminished Capacity - Ans Federal courts have ruled that the ____ of a suspect must be taken
into account when assessing the reasonableness of the amount of force exerted.
Imminent Threat - Ans Where the likelihood of a weapon being present, the capability of that
weapon and the proximity of the par es at risk.
Officer Liability - Ans Officer who is responding to an emergency call is governed by sovereign
immunity and is crucial for cruiser accidents if you are on an emergency call at the Time unless
opera ng in a willful or wanton manner.
Police Legi macy - Ans Exists when public views the police authorized to exercise power in
order to maintain social order
Public Trust - Ans Public willingness to defer to law and order to police authority
Filming Police - Ans One party Consents to the encounter and you are carrying our your du es
and their ac ons do not interfere.
Interpersonal - Ans Occurs between individuals
Individual - Ans Public expression of racism prejudice and hate made by ____
, Ins tu onal - Ans Race based discriminatory policies that are produced and perpetuated
Structural - Ans Collec ve way, history culture and Ins tu ons reinforce and perpetuate
Stereotypes - Ans Generaliza on about perceived type of social category
Biases - Ans We all have them
Implicit - Ans Preferences (posi ve or nega ve for a social category based on stereotypes) that
are outside our awareness
Explicit - Ans Conscious preference for a social category
Field Notes - Ans A general collec on of summaries concerning the memory aspects of the job
and brief nota ons
Types of Recorded Informa on - Ans Vic ms, witnesses, suspects involved, date and me of
offense, loca on and details of the offense or incident being reported
Bill of rights - Ans Protect individual freedoms and prevent government from interfering with
protected rights
Sentencing - Ans The Goal of ____ Punish the offender and in many cases rehabilitate the
offender and protect society
Tradi onal Media - Ans Sources include television, Radio, an print Sources, and social media
accounts they maintain
